Closure attachment for windows and the like



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CLOSURE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Carl Adolph Wesche,Ellisville, Mo., assignor of one-half to Albert A. Koch, Grover, Mo.

Application August 16, 1933, Serial No. 685,303

1 Claim.

closure attachments one of the objects being to provide a simple andeffective closure for the space between a window sash, or the like, anda surrounding casing.

More specifically stated, an object of this invention is to provide aclosure attachment suitable for use on casement windows, doors, etc., toprevent the entrance of rain even though the rain is forcibly driven bythe wind onto the window or door.

Another object of this invention is to provide, a closure attachment ofthis type adapted to be easily applied to either old or new windows ordoors, and which will not interfere with the normal opening or closingof the window or door.

A further object is to provide a closure attachment which will not onlyprevent the entrance of rain, but also serves as a lock for the door orwindow.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprisesthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore specifically described and shown in the accompanying drawings,which illustrate one form of the invention. However, it is to beunderstood that the invention comprehends changes, variations andmodifications which come within the scope of appended.

Fig. 1 is a View showing the claim hereunto the outer face of a window,or door, embodying the features of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1, drawn to alarger Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken approximately onthe line 33 in Fig. l, the

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hinge which lies at a higher elevation, being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44 in Fig. 1.

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Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view, similar to Fig.

showing the closure bar in its elevated position.

Fig. 7 is a section taken approximately on the line in Fig. 5.

To illustrate one form have shown a casement window or door which of myinvention, I

may include a casing having a sill ll], jambs II and I2, and a lintell3.

A sash comprising panes I4, a bottom rail I5, side rails I6 and I1 and atop rail I8, may be hinged to the jamb II of the casing, as shown at H]in Figs. 1 and 3. The window sash is so hinged that it will openinwardly.

To prevent the entrance of rain water, etc., between the bottom rail l5of the sash and. the sill It] of the casing, I have shown a closureattachment which may include a housing 'comprising a sheet metal outerwall memberlil and an inner wall member 2| seated on the outer face ofthe bottom rail I5. The sheet metal outer wall member may be providedwith an inturned flange 22 at the top thereof. This flange 22 preferablyextends into a longitudinal groove 23 which may extend from end to endof the bottom rail |5. The long flange 22 is thus firmly interlockedwith the bottom rail to aid in securing the device to the window, andthis arrangement also forms a seal at the top of the housing to preventthe admission of water, etc., between the housing and the bottom rail.Each of the jambs II and I2 may be recessed, as shown at 3|] in Fig. 3to receive end portions of the wall members 20 and 2|.

As shown in Figs. 4, 5, and. 6, separating members 24 areinterposed-between the inner wall member 2| and the outer wall member20. Connecting members, which may be screws 25, pass through the outerwall 20, the separating members 24, the inner wall 2|, and into thebotton rail l5 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The spacers 24 will permit thescrews 25 to be tightened to the desired degree, while maintaining thedesired spacing between the inner and outer wall members 2| and 20.

A closure bar 26 may be loosely mounted between the inner and outer wallmembers 2| and 20, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 6. The closure bar 26, asshown in Figs. 5 and 6, may be provided with approximately verticalslots 21 which receive the separating members 24. The closure bar 26 isalso provided with a relatively wide opening 28 and a laterally extendedapproximately U-shaped flange 29 forming a wall of said opening.

As shown in Fig. 7, the inner wall member 2| is provided with adepressed portion 3| to receive the inturned flange 29 on the closurebar 26.

The operating device for raising and lowering the closure bar 26 mayinclude an oscillatory member in the form of an arm 32, located betweenthe inner and outer wall members 2| and 20 and. engaging the lateralflange 29 on the closure bar 26. The arm 32 may be secured to a shaft 33which extends through said bottom rail 15 and into the outer wall member20, as shown in Fig. 2. An operating member 34 which is located at theinner side of the window may be secured to the shaft 33.

By turning the operating member 34, motion will be transmitted throughthe shaft 33 to the arm 32. The arm 32 may thus be turned from theposition shown in Fig. 6 to the position shown in Fig. 5 to forciblyshift the lower longitudinal margin of the closure bar 26 out of thehousing and into engagement with an approximately vertical abutment face36 of the sill I0.

When the closure bar 26 occupies the position shown in Fig. 5, it willeffectively exclude rain, etc., and also lock the window to prevent theopening of the same from the outside. The abutment face 35 of the sill I0 will cooperate with the closure bar 26 to prevent an inward opening ofthe window sash.

When it is desired to open the window, the operating member 34 may beturned to locate the arm 22 in the position shown in Fig. 6, and thusforce the closure bar out of engagement with the abutment face 36 of thesill and into the housing formed by the wall members 20 and 2!. Thewindow sash may then be freely swung inwardly on its hinges.

The closure attachment herein shown and described can be very readilyapplied to a window sash which is in service, by forming the groove 23in the bottom rail of the sash with a common saw, boring a hole in thebottom rail for the shaft 33, and securing the closure attachment inposition with the screws 25.

I claim:

In an attachment for a closure member hinged to a jamb of a casing, ahousing comprising a sheet metal outer wall member secured to the lowermargin of the hinged closure member and a sheet metal inner wall memberseated on the outer face of the lower margin of the hinged closuremember, a closure bar loosely mounted in said housing, said closure barhaving a relatively wide opening and approximately U- shaped laterallyextended flange forming a wall of said opening, and an operating devicefor raising and lowering said closure bar, said operating deviceincluding an oscillatory shaft extending through said inner wall memberand. the lower margin of the hinged closure member, an arm secured tosaid shaft and located between said inner and outer wall members, saidarm having an outer end engaging said approximately U-shaped. flange andmovable thereon to raise and lower the closure bar, and an operatingmember secured to said shaft at the inner side of said hinged closuremember.

CARL ADOLPH WESCHE.

